tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post7192720350119735909..comments2024-02-13T12:55:06.784+01:00Comments on Chess for All Ages: In Defense of Chess Book ReviewersMark Weekshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10101044127493771263noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-64470514978040310062008-12-07T04:11:00.000+01:002008-12-07T04:11:00.000+01:00Interesting take, Mark. At least one person read m...Interesting take, Mark. At least one person read my editorial! Thanks. Actually, the publisher at Mongoose Press pointed me to your latest post, which had a link to this one.Howard Goldowskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16664313862386539477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-44746032949285750652008-08-16T18:39:00.000+02:002008-08-16T18:39:00.000+02:00It is true that there are many many many bad chess...It is true that there are many many many bad chess books, and Pandolfini once noted that the books he put the most time and effort and care into sold the least.<BR/><BR/>Some of the bext chess books are very small, dedicated efforts by the author. You won't find them in the major booksellers, as "what sells" is the crap put forth by Evans, Schiller, Keene, "half-assed", barely readbale tomes aimed at an idiot audience.<BR/><BR/>It's sad, but true, and not limited to chess. Book publishing is about making money, not about publishing quality books. As one of my editors told me once, " I don't care if the book is good. I care if it sells."SBDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10943601270677187326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27359163.post-2743022002827680892008-08-13T00:25:00.000+02:002008-08-13T00:25:00.000+02:00Edward Winter wanted to warn readers about the wor...Edward Winter wanted to warn readers about the worst chess book ever!<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/worst.htmlBomTrownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06924722680050158450noreply@blogger.com